All posts by Jon C. Scheide
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Making a Scene: A No-Drama, No-Frills Primer to the Criminally Overlooked Process of Location Scouting
Everyone is acutely aware of the creative impact that cinematographers, editors, production designers, and even the glamour squad can bring to a film’s... -
Best of a Backlot: A Veteran AD Tests Top Tech From Cine Gear Expo 2018 So You Don’t Have To
With its aisles upon aisles of eye candy for the big kids into cameras, grips and lighting. Cine Gear Expo has become... -
Go Ahead, Make Your Day: An Assistant Director’s Guide to Running a Set
The late Sam Fuller, a veteran of moviemaking and of World War II, once said, “Film is like a battleground.” He was... -
What’s In An Eighth? An Assistant Director Explains How to Break a Screenplay Page and Plan Shots
Math is generally reliable, but in the world of moviemaking, not so much. “Five takes” usually means 15 to 20. A DP’s...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Mads Mikkelsen
From Star Wars to Marvel, from prestige TV (Hannibal) to high-profile Oscar contenders (At Eternity’s Gate), Mads Mikkelsen can be seen stretching his dramatic skills across the board these...1Inside the Issue: Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their makers were first-timers. The fest’s...1Inside the Issue: How To
Breaking and Entering, Part One: How To Shoot Down Self-Doubt and Pay the Rent While Making It In the Film Industry
Becoming a moviemaker seemed like an impossibly ambitious goal when I was growing up. I was living in Brazil, watching bootleg copies of David Cronenberg films and, with...